Clara Evelin LERBAKKEN

1918 - 2014  (96 years)

• Name	Clara Evelin LERBAKKEN
  Birth	9 Mar 1918	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1918-24129
  Death	22 Dec 2014	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Burial	Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Survived her sister-in-law Doris Lyngstad and her brother Harold. Survived her daughter Diane. Called “C. Evelyn” in Diane’s obit. C. Evelyn Toso, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Evelyn and her twin sister, Helen, were born March 9, 1918 to Carl and Hannah (Baglien) Lerbakken at their home in Oscar Township in rural Rothsay. She was baptized at home and attended Hedemarken Lutheran Church where she went to Sunday School and was confirmed on Oct. 25, 1931 in Norwegian. Evelyn attended country school in District 127 through eighth grade, where she walked three miles across fields and over barbwire fences while carrying her tin lunch pail. In 1938 she met Marvin James Toso and later married on Oct. 1, 1940 at Hamar Lutheran Parsonage in Rothsay. After they were married, they worked for several farmers in the Rothsay area where Marvin worked with cattle and in the fields and Evelyn cleaned houses and helped with the laundry. Later they moved to Carlisle where their first child, Marlene, was born in 1943. They continued farming in the Rothsay area where their second child, Diane, was born in 1950. In 1955 they sold the farm and moved to Fergus Falls where Marvin worked at Mid American Dairy until his retirement. During this time, Evelyn did babysitting in her home for neighbor children until she started working at Lake Region Hospital in the dietary department, where she was known as “The Salad Lady” for 27 years. In 1969 they bought a small farm north of Fergus Falls where they raised a few cattle and enjoyed their retirement and grandchildren, as farming was the love of their lives. In 1999 they moved back into Fergus Falls where they continued their 63 years of marriage. Shortly after Marvin’s death in 2003, Evelyn moved to Park Gardens until 2011 when she entered PioneerCare where she remained until her death. Evelyn was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She enjoyed visiting with friends, neighbors and relatives and also enjoyed taking trips, sewing, gardening, baking and having coffee at area cafes. But most of all, she loved spending time with her family and her grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents, Carl and Hannah Lerbakken; husband, Marvin Toso; daughter, Diane (Eldor) Merz; brothers, baby Norris, Norris, Herbert and Harold Lerbakken; sisters, Myrtle, twin sister, Helen Lerbakken, Calma Jacobson, Alice Olson and Clarice Nord. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Marlene (Vance) Johnson of Foxhome; grandchildren, Brett (Rachel) Johnson of Foxhome, Melissa (John) Langston of Fargo, North Dakota, Corey Merz of Fergus Falls, Tyler (Janice) Merz of Fergus Falls, Brady Merz of Fergus Falls; great-grandchildren, Alex, Austin, Andrew, Makenna, Jaden, Jase, Zach, Madisin, Jazmyn, Kaelyn, Mackenzie, James, John and Anna; brother-in-law, John (Tamie) Toso of Owatonna; sisters-in-law, Helen (Clayton) Toso of Alexandria, Evelyn (Leo) Hennen of Morris. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, including Nita Neulieb and Eileen Smiley. Memorials are preferred to Lake Region Cancer Center or Bethlehem Lutheran Church stained glass window project. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service at Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls.
  Person ID	I10540	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Carl Ottin LERBAKKEN,   b. 18 Jul 1879, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 15 Jan 1970, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Hannah Olivia BAGLIEN,   b. 17 Nov 1882, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 3 May 1976, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1904
  Family ID	F7332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marvin James TOSO,   b. 21 Nov 1913, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 18 Sep 2003, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1940	Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	Hamar church parsonage
  Children	1. Diane Luann TOSO,   b. 16 Jan 1950, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 15 Aug 2014, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F7926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2012